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ACC 简介：

ACC是由台湾慧礼法师所创立的一个国际非政府组织（NGO），主要宗旨是帮助因贫穷战乱、天灾肆虐、艾滋蔓延而丧失双亲的非洲孩童。

缘起于2000年，慧礼法师目睹一位马拉威妇女在干旱的荒野吃着浸泡过农药的玉米。当他警告那名妇女玉米有毒不能吃时，妇女却回应道:“我知道吃了会中毒，但不吃，我会饿死！”他听了十分震惊，之后随她步行至部落，触目所及皆为病弱的老人和骨瘦如柴的孩子。看到这一幕，他便开始以非洲54个国家为版图，发愿在非洲各国设立院校，帮助孤苦无依的孩子们。

经过14年的努力，ACC目前在马拉威、赖索托、史瓦济兰、纳米比亚和莫三比克5国的院区收养了超过1000名院童，并在院区附近的部落设立救济站，每个月定期发放物资给超过8000名孩童。南非（South Africa）ACC、马达加斯加（Madagascar）ACC以及马拉威第二所ACC的建设工程正如火如荼地展开。

新加坡ACC于2012年正式成立，主要的目标为号召更多的新加坡人关怀非洲孩童，支援非洲ACC的院校。除此之外，我们也致力于本地华文及华族文化的推广与传承，并定期主办活动如：非洲生命教育之旅、非洲院童感恩汇演、社区关怀行动等，希望透过不同的活动散播爱与正能量。

国通学校简介：

各国ACC都设有一个附属学校，即圆通学校。圆通中、小学的课程内容安排都依照该国教育部所规定，有历史、地理、英语、母语、数学、化学、才艺、农艺技术等，内容齐备，确保所有孩子都得到全面发展；唯一不同于该国其他学校的课程，则是中华文化及武术的教学。《弟子规》是圆通学校教育的一部分，更是院童们生活的规范。

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ACC期盼透过教育培育出善良、有礼、聪明、全方位的新一代非洲人，让他们能抱着希望和勇气去实现自己的梦想及国家安定富强的愿景。

《乐学华文 点亮心灯》校际交流活动简介：

2012年，新加坡ACC的理事在参访了三个国家的ACC时，看到从偏远部落进入ACC的孤儿们不仅仅说得一口流利的华语，还会演绎中华武术，都压抑不住心中的激动。当大家得知院童们在ACC圆通学校里，所有的正规科目都是以当地母语或英语来教学，每天仅有40分钟的华语课，更是对院童们刻苦耐劳、积极进取的正面态度深感震撼与佩服。这让大家萌生起了将院童们带到新加坡与本地学生进行交流的念头。秉持着这一个信念，《乐》活动终于正式于2013年的7月1日开始了。

过去5年的《乐》，22位非洲院童已与本地超过140所学府的70, 000多名学生进行交流。非洲院童们透过一系列的特色活动，鼓励大家一同学好华语，也传递了“天下无难事，只怕有心人” 的精神。

About ACC:

Amitofo Care Centre(S) Ltd (ACC) is a non-profit organisation founded by Rev Hui Li with a mission to care for the orphans in Africa.

ACC story began when Venerable Hui Li first visited Malawi in 2000, a landlocked nation in Africa, and was greeted with a sight that deeply affected him. Malawi was then experiencing a prolonged drought and he saw a lady eating corn soaked in pesticide. Alarmed, he went to stop her. The lady replied that she knew that she will not live after eating the corn, but without any food now, she will face death sooner. This left Venerable Hui Li in shock. When he followed her back to her tribe, he saw even more feeble elderly and malnourished children. This incident became a calling that inspired him to build orphanages in all 54 countries in Africa to nurture young orphans into well-rounded adults.

Today, ACC has adopted more than 1000 orphans in five of its existing African orphanages and schools in Malawi, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia and Mozambique. It is also sponsoring more than 50 Community Based Organisations (CBO), which provide food and necessities once every fortnight to more than 8000 children in the tribes. To continue in its mission in helping the less unfortunate, ACC is in the midst of building schools and orphanages in South Africa and other countries across Africa.

Singapore ACC was set up on 4th Nov 2012. Its key aim is to encourage more sponsor parents to join in the mission in caring and making a difference for the orphans across Africa. Singapore ACC has also organised many other heartwarming activities such as “ACC Charity Concert”, “Africa Learning Journey”, “Africa Night Vegetarian Feast”, “Dharma Assembly” and “Movie Sharing Session”, with the hope of spreading love and goodwill to all participants and community at large.

About Yuan Tong School:

Besides looking after the daily needs of the children in ACC, we ensure that they have a chance to receive proper education. Yuan Tong School, an affiliated school to all ACC’s orphanages, is an integral part of ACC’s mission. The school provides certified curriculum that adheres to the Ministry of Education’s guidelines in the different African nations. Native languages and other important subjects such as English, Agriculture, Math, and Science are compulsory for all students. The curriculum is complemented with the teaching of the Chinese language and classics, as well as Wushu to further develop young minds.  Di Zi Gui （弟子规） is an essential part of the curriculum, in hope to impart life values and groom these children into refined gentlemen and ladies in future.

ACC strives to nurture these children to become compassionate, intelligent and well-rounded adults with professional skills who will be able to play a defining role in the future of their countries.

Igniting the Compassion Within:

“Love Chinese, Inspire Life” is one of Singapore ACC’s yearly events where different ACC students from Africa visit Singapore schools. It is an opportunity for them to share their journey in overcoming difficulties and learning the Chinese language. Through this meaningful student exchange programme, local students are encouraged to embark on a greater effort to master their Mother Tongue, as they better understand and appreciate the African students’ indomitable spirit in the face of great hardships. This successful programme has indeed left a deep impact, often expressed in the many heartfelt and thoughtful essays contributed by the students.